A quick lesson in double standards: A man appears on TV in just his underwear and the internet erupts in cries of silver fox; a woman appears on TV in a short dress and viewers take to Twitter to criticize her for looking like a sex worker.

This is precisely what happened when former soccer player and current sportscaster for BBC's Match of the Day, Gary Lineker, followed through on a longstanding promise to present in just his skivvies if Leicester City won the Premier League.

YES! If Leicester win the @premierleague I'll do the first MOTD of next season in just my undies.

As Mashable reported, they did win, which meant Lineker had a job to do. In his underwear. On Saturday night, he did it — and Twitter responded with resounding applause. MOTD's ratings spiked.

@HelenSkelton you should be ashamed of wearing such a short dress because children and families were watching !

@GaryLineker U have become my sons hero after cing ur pants, he's singing ur name in the shower, he loves them & wants a pair now #hero

Lineker did not get called trash; he got a pat on the back for making good on an embarrassing agreement and looking good while he did it: The only complaint he received was that he wore "shorts" rather than "pants," as promised, which is to say, that his boxers were too big and viewers would've liked to see more skin, please.

@GaryLineker Gary, *they* were not pants. I know pants when I see them and *they* were not pants. #scaredycat pic.twitter.com/2gq9v2Jot7

Many devoted sports fans who'd seen both broadcasts were quick to point out the gross gap in reactions to Skelton's and Lineker's outfits. The more socially aware people of the internet were irked at the obvious (and sexist) double standard.

So Gary Lineker can wear his pants on tv but Helen Skelton can't wear a skirt without criticism?! What is happening?!